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Iran: Even medieval rulers knew decapitation backfires

From medieval empires to Iran today, history shows killing rulers breeds chaos—so why does decapitation still drive Western Middle East policy?

Tanya Goudsouzian and Ibrahim al-Marashi
04 March, 2026
Erdogan [Getty]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
MENA
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Erdogan rejects claims of 'Arab betrayal' of Ottomans in speech

The New Arab Staff
20 November, 2025
Netanyahu said that he personally recognised the genocides of the late Ottoman period [Getty]
Benjamin Netanyahu
MENA
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Netanyahu recognises Ottoman genocides, continues Gaza genocide

The New Arab Staff
27 August, 2025
Armenian genocide Beirut [Getty]
Armenian genocide
MENA
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Lebanon, Syria commemorate 110th Armenian genocide anniversary

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 April, 2025
Syria's Interfaith Legacy: A Blueprint for Inclusive Governance
Syria
Unfiltered

It's time Syria returns to pluralism after Assad divide-and-rule

Josef Meri

Josef Meri

29 January, 2025
What does the 1860 Damascus massacre teach us about coexistence?
Damascus
Book Club
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What the 1860 Damascus massacre teaches us about coexistence

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Usman Butt

27 March, 2024
Golden opulence: Ottoman grandeur and 500 years of luxury
Ottoman Empire
Book Club
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Golden Opulence: Ottoman grandeur and 500 years of luxury

Khelil Bouarrouj

Khelil Bouarrouj

14 February, 2024
The best books by Arab authors in 2023
Arab literature
Book Club
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The best books by Arab authors in 2023

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

27 December, 2023
Famine Worlds
Lebanon
Book Club
Live Story

How WWI caused the 1915 Great Famine of Mount Lebanon

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Usman Butt

08 November, 2023
No One Prayer Over Their Graves
Syria
Book Club
Live Story

How was Aleppo threatened by the final days of Ottoman rule?

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

28 June, 2023
Ottoman Empire
MENA
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Algeria recovers Ottoman-era rifles going up for UK auction

The New Arab Staff
06 June, 2023
Palestine in the Victorian Age
Palestine
Book Club
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What was life in Palestine like during the Victorian age?

Ramona Wadi

Ramona Wadi

26 April, 2023
Opinion-Britain Colonial Legacy Palestine
Palestine
Perspectives

Britain's colonial legacy is still felt in Palestine today

GP

Gabriel Polley

30 March, 2023
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey police seize historic Quran in smuggling bust

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2023
River Spirit UK
Book Club
Book Club
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River Spirit animates human tenacity amid colonial turmoil

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

08 February, 2023
The survey of what is believed to be a gravesite for Ottoman soldiers found recently near Jerusalem
warfare
MENA
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Human remains, WWI ammunitions unearthed near Jerusalem

Ibrahim Husseini
12 January, 2023
Imperial Mecca review
Ottoman Empire
Book Club
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Imperial Mecca: Cholera, colonialism and the Hajj pilgrimage

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

28 December, 2022
Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World
The New Arab Book Club
Book Club
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Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World

Ramona Wadi

Ramona Wadi

11 May, 2022
The Circassians of Turkey: War, Violence and Nationalism from the Ottomans to Ataturk
The New Arab Book Club
Book Club
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The Circassians of Turkey: War, Violence and Nationalism

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Usman Butt

13 April, 2022
Lebanon's National Library
Lebanon
Culture
Live Story

Lebanon's national library returns to life once again

Robert McKelvey

Robert McKelvey

17 March, 2022
The Sacred Journey: Rediscovering the Ottoman Hajj Route Exhibition Launch
Ottoman Empire
Culture
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The Sacred Journey: Exhibiting the Ottoman Hajj route

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Aisha Yusuff

19 November, 2021